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Thailand's Constitutional Court is set Wednesday to decide whether to remove Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office on abuse of power charges, a ruling that threatens to plunge the kingdom further into turmoil. The premier appeared at the court on Tuesday to deny allegations that she replaced the national security chief in 2011 for the benefit of her party -- an offence for which she can be sacked. The case, one of two potential knockout legal moves against Yingluck's premiership, comes as Thailand's prolonged political crisis reaches a critical juncture. Anti-government protesters are still massed on Bangkok's streets -- although in diminished numbers -- and Yingluck's "Red Shirt" supporters are also threatening to rally to defend her.
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